World Government: What is the real problem?

Many people say that different national interests are the only hurdle in the formation of a world government. This is not the only obstruction; rather, this is just a minor difficulty. The real cause lies in the fear of national leaders losing their leadership. With the establishment of a world government the powerful influence, which they enjoy today in different countries, societies and in national life, will no longer exist. Rather, there will need to be a collective leadership.Different national interests and popular scepticism may hinder the formation of a world government. The progress of this work must be carried on step by step to remove the baseless fears in the human minds. Besides, due consideration will have to be given to removing any possible obstacles to the formation of a world government.

The world government has to be strengthened step by step and not suddenly.It can start and the starting model needs to consider all interests. For example, two houses may be formed for an unspecified period for administration. The lower house will comprise representatives from parts of the world elected on the basis of population, while members of the upper house will be elected country wise. By this arrangement those countries which cannot send a single representative to the lower house due to their small population, will benefit by expressing their opinions before the people of the world by sending their representatives to the upper house. The upper house cannot adopt any resolution unless the lower house has ratified it, but it will enjoy the privilege of disallowing the decisions of the lower house.

This is a model that could be adopted even now in the UN. But what prevents it is the Security Council and the military and national interests of its permanent members - all based on national pride. If the UN is to be an international body, it cannot be forever confined and imprisoned by 5 or so countries nationalistic goals. It makes a mockery of the UN.So what is the first practical implications of a new model? In the first stage this world government may act only as the world body for establishing common legal principles.

The world government will be vested with framing the rights of implementation or non-implementation of any particular law in any particular region. This is necessary to ensure that laws that are anti-human (such as so-called Sharia law that stones women to death) do not have practical legitimacy or implementation. In the beginning when the world government is being established, the government of different countries must sign up and agree that they will not have any power to enact any laws arbitrarily. It will not be easy for any government to inflict atrocities on its linguistic, religious, or political minorities according to the whims of the governing majority.Clearly, this concept has already been enacted on a lesser scale (even ifminimal) regarding the European Community, and none should be cynical that it is incapable of fruition. It must be established as a basic principle from which work for a real world government can start.Only that will give security to all, for the good and happiness of all.